Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Bush Maerua

Maerua cafra

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Dec. 17, 2025, 10:47 a.m.
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
  • Supports birds
  • Edible
  • Attractive
  • Fragrant
  • Shade
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Shrub
  • Tree
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Marie Delport, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Delport source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source
  • (c) M Kriek, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by M Kriek source
  • (c) Marie Delport, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Delport source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source

Sources and references

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